Patent
- Patent Pat"ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See {Patent}, a.]
1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document,
issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or
privilege on some person or party. Specifically:
(a) A writing securing to an invention.
(b) A document making a grant and conveyance of public
lands.
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Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Note: In the United States, by the act of 1870, patents for inventions are issued for seventeen years, without the privilege of renewal except by act of Congress. [1913 Webster]
2. The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. [1913 Webster]
If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 … Law dictionary
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patent — [pat′ nt; ] for adj. 2 4 & 8 [ pāt′ nt, pat′ nt; ] Brit usually [ pāt′ nt] adj. [ME < MFr & L: MFr patent < L patens, prp. of patere, to be open: see PATELLA] 1. a) open to examination by the public: said of a document granting some right… … English World dictionary
patent — pàtent (patȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA 1. a. dokument, isprava koja potvrđuje isključivo pravo izumitelja na primjenu svoga izuma b. ono na što je dobiven takav dokument; sam izum, poboljšanje ili racionalizacija c. naročito udešen uređaj … Hrvatski jezični portal
Patent — (Erfindungspatent, franz. brevet d invention, engl. patent; hierzu die Textbeilage: »Übersichtstafel der Patentgesetze der wichtigsten Staaten«), die Urkunde, durch welche die ausschließliche gewerbliche Verwertung einer neuen Erfindung für eine… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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Patent — (v. lat.), 1) ein offener Brief, etwas zu beglaubigen; 2) obrigkeitliche schriftliche Bekanntmachung einer wichtigen Sache durch Anschläge, so der Besitzergreifung eines erledigten Thrones, eines abgetretenen Landes; 3) schriftliche Bestallung… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
patent — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. patentncie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} dokument wydawany przez specjalnie powołany do tego urząd, stwierdzający oryginalność wynalazku i nadający jego autorowi prawo… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
